How important is it to study photography through the library? What books do you recommend for beginners? What are the best photo books?

what's the best non-fujifilm camera for """""film-like"""""" sooc jpegs? hard mode: no ccd digishits

What are your setups? Which products can you recommend? And wtf are the bastards from negative supply snorting to justify their pricing?

speaking of: Does anyone have the STLs from tonecarrier? I am a poor bastard and want to try them out.

other than that, I had no luck with the free printables you find on thingyverse etc.

Sports thread

What is HDR in files? Can I export any RAWs as HDR in RawTherapee? Or do I need a special camera that captures extra data in the RAW? Do you use this?

I've using the the same lab for the past 4 rolls and for some reason, the skins of the people that I shot came out looking so "reddish". While I understand that we're brown but we don't look this red irl.

top left - Kodak Ultramax 400
bottom left - Fuji 200
top right - Fuji Color 200 (different lab)
bottom right - Vision3 250D
all of 3 use Noritsu HS-1800


so the question is, what's the "problem here?
is it because of the film stocks?
is it the machine?
is it the present the machine use? (idk how the process actually works)
is it the chemical?
and what should I do from now on? change the lab and the machine? or should I ask them to scan the negative back to me as well so I can add the colors myself (I have no idea how lightroom works but I assume I can download presets for each filmstocks to add the colors right?)
THOUGHT?????????

I'm really tall and took this birds eye view picture.

I need feedback.

This seems to be a topic which includes more unjustified opinions and shilling than researched facts. Searching the internet mainly brings you just Youtube videos, app ads and R*ddit topics where every other claim log curves in smarthpone videos are perfect and every other claim it's just a gimmick.

Modern smartphone's curves tend to default Rec709 in 8-bit and HLG or PQ in 10-bit modes. My Snoy Xperia 5 II has Rec709/HLG by default and Camera2API reports the curve (I don't know which one) has density of 128 points. Apps like Mcpro24fps, Filmic Pro can output video files with log curves applied and I'm interested how these curves are achtually produced/achieved. Some people say those are just custom curves applied over manufacturer's default curve (which may or may not include reverse tone mapping). And then there are some claims where the manufacturer's curve is replaced with the selected log curve. App devs don't reveal their methods and I can't find any credible research about it.

I want to study good photographers so that I can improve my composition skills, but photobooks are fucking expensive. I know they must be free somewhere online but I haven't had much luck finding the ones I want, ex. picrel. Any advice?

You literally just pushed one button.